Gary Prentice
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From the OP; 'I've been offered some work surveying for notable diseases and wondered what prices people charge for the day/hour?' I'm only guessing at the purpose of the survey as being for notifiable diseases. So if would seem to be the sort of thing a warden/ranger might undertake. Not being detrimental to either of these occupations, but the level of qualification just doesn't have to be that high. After all, joe public now knows what to look for on his ash trees (even the ones with berries:lol:) I think more information is required to ascertain a truer job description, before calculating pay levels. The OP is probably too highly qualified for the positions requirements. But, it does sound like a nice position, wandering around looking at trees all day.
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Sir, I think you jinxed us. I got told yesterday that the throttle was faulty on ours too:thumbdown: After dismantling the carb, I found the plastic rod supporting the choke butterfly valve had snapped, hence the butterfly plate was blocking the air inlet. (That big boy broke it and ran away) The throttle not staying at full revs is simply due, on ours, to the lever on the handle being bent/twisted slightly and not engaging in the retaining slot properly. Your dealer may sort sort your problems, but unless some of the parts, like the engine mounts, are upgraded I think they are simply going to re-occur. Was the heat shield loose on the exhaust? It actually forms part of the exhaust mounting system, reducing leverage on the manifold. Sorry to the OP for the de-rail
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I think the work that's being described hardly needs a consultant to complete. If it's only a matter of identifying a small number of pests and diseases, maybe the tree genus they are on, its the sort of work someone with a limited knowledge could do. It's hardly VTA or QTRA is it. Hence the low rates.
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No problems with differing opinions, every-one's entitled to them and I wouldn't fall out with anyone because they differed,:beerchug: Anyway I'm out..... Going to spend my time more wisely looking at fungi....
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Sorry, thought my first sentence answered your question. I concur that in time of conflict it's their position to do so. But don't forget, war is only the failure of diplomacy. (Or the result of not showing your bigger stick)
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I was a Londoner until I moved to Yorkshire, she did wonders for the industry and working class up here. No lack of respect to her, or anyone else intended.
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Its the governments job to do so. It's also the governments job to act on the intelligence they receive, in a timely manner, to forestall a crisis. The Falkland islanders pleaded for an increased presence by the British Navy well before they were invaded. Our own intelligence services, I believe, were also advocating this and advising our government that the military junta, being so unpopular at the time, were looking to deflect the population away from the economic crisis they were suffering. There were no winners or losers in that conflict, apart from the islanders who stayed British, too many died, IMO unnecessarily. I also hold no political alliance to any party and don't particularly want to continue in this thread. I simply can't justify glorifying showing the argies a thing or two:001_tt2:
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RIP all the servicemen who died unnecessarily. They had plenty of warning to prevent it happening in the first place.
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All of the above apart from the throttle cable issue. 1. The exhaust was due to the mounting nuts loosening - operator error/ lousy maintenance. 2. The engine mounts were a little flimsy- swopped them out for a heavier duty radiator mount from a car spares shop. 3. The stand was just utter garbage, too flimsy by far. Runs well without it. 4. The stone protectors wear out, we replaced with heavier duty material. Most issues seem to be due to keeping weight minimal on an otherwise good little machine. Lots of vibration due to use, so keep on top of the nuts and bolts coming loose. The exhaust was expensive, annoying as unnecessary due to the tool using the tool.
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The good old days:lol::lol:
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Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
I'd agree that the physical serving would appear to be secondary. Care would have to be taken then, if, with a CA the six week period was up and the authority informed you, by phone that an order was being made. Relying on the postie delivering/serving could leave you in the mire, strictly speaking. With the highlighted text, it's strange but our local authority always fails to serve us, as agent, on 211 notifications. I think Dalgea O'Callahan's working party, during the consultancy period for the new legislation, highlighted the issue of the lack of information to the agent. -
Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
TPO has to be served, I think its section 201 that provides the immediate protection for six months. The occupier and interested parties then have the opportunity to make representation to have it revoked. -
Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
So the consensus is that validation only occurs once the order is either served to the occupier or the order is exhibited on the actual land? I find it odd that such simple clarification appears to be absent within the available literature. So much of the legislation seems open to interpretation. -
Fracture pruning - totally for environmental benefit surely:001_tt2:
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Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
Expectation IMO is irrelevant. The crux of the matter is when, exactly, the order is in force/served. I'm not trying to be pedantic but there surely must be some precedence on this. My research has failed to produce the answer as to when an order actually becomes valid. Our local authority sends the order by recorded delivery, so my assumption is that once the occupier signs it's become legally 'served'. It also appears that when ownership is unknown, a notice fixed to a tree is sufficient notification. I've been stopped once or twice by an enforcement officer claiming that a TPO is being made. I suspect that he actually had no legal authority to prohibit the felling and this is probably a relatively common occurrence. -
It might seem a bit more moral if the OP was a long-standing member of the forum, wondering how many other forums he's recently joined?
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and I thought this was another 'topping' thread:001_rolleyes:
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Or you could locate your local firewood supplier and ring him, at 7.30 on a sunday morning:001_tt2:, and buy some instead.
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Commoner's rights?
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Cover wound in sphagnum moss, bandage with plastic to keep moist and hope for the best. Same principle/procedure basically as grafting scions and rootstocks.
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Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
I was thinking along the lines of a new order, so reasonable actions would concur with my way of thinking. A new TO suggested we consulted the website, as a search by himself was more work. When asked about accuracy he conceded the point , which kind of raised this thread. So to continue, hypothetically, when does the order come into force? If you fell at 8am and the postman 'serves' the order to the occupier at 9am. Offence or not? I've had an argument, with CA 211's, that the order being drawn up by legal at the 6 week deadline is immaterial. Ie not served so fair game to fell. Excuse the brevity of the post, sat in tescos waiting for the tills to open - sunday trading Ps good replies thankyou -
Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
No apologies necessary, the purpose is to encourage debate. If the authority are unwilling to provide information over the phone, a quote of the Sec. of State's opinion usually brings them around to your way of thinking:laugh1: RE, the original question, the onus is on you, as the defendant, to prove your innocence. Without a screen capture, at the time of the search, how do/would you prove that the site wasn't subsequently updated. After all, councils can be somewhat tardy at times. -
Advertising TPO's - Hypothetically!
Gary Prentice replied to Gary Prentice's topic in Trees and the Law
Purely hypothetical, I have my own personal opinion on what our 'learned friends' would argue before the judge, but from the letter of the law I wonder....... -
When LA's confirm a TPO, a copy, including the identifying map, must be made available for public inspection. The order and map must remain available until it is revoked. The public inspection part reads 'at the offices of the authority which made it' The Blue Book observes 'in the Secretary of States view, LPA's should also be able to let members of the public know, over the telephone, whether or not particular trees are the subject of a tree preservation order or situated in a CA within 48 hours.' So, hypothetically, you fell a tree in reliance of the authorities website - no TPO indicated- later to find that the IT fellow is on annual leave and hasn't got around to updating the website. The authority has, hypothetically, entered the Order on the register at their offices, which a telephone inquiry would have revealed, forefilling their legal obligation. Where would you stand, hypothetically?
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And you've access to a fast boat if you need to leave the country :lol:
